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Saturday, 28 December 2013

Age is just a Number!

I hope everyone enjoyed the recent festive days and thanks to everyone who sent me messages, cards and prezzies!!!
We had a lovely quiet couple of days in our first Christmas in our new house and am keeping my fingers crossed that the current hailstorm will turn to snow 'cos I can't wait to see the hills and valley at the back all white!! (Yes I am definitely crazy wishing to be snowed in I know!)
My share for today is a commissioned card for a 70th Birthday.

The recipient is someone who can only be described as 'a party gal' and I was asked to reflect that in the card. The lady in question certainly knows how to have a good time and is the life and soul of any celebration and I hope I have captured her personality as asked.

I opted to use a centre step scalloped edge card as a bit of a change from my recent squares and rectangles.
The background is embossed although it doesn't show up very well (light here is not good - aforesaid hailstorm!!), and I matted it onto some red card.
The image is of course from Mo Manning and called 'Veronica' - she makes me smile! I coloured her with a mix of promarkers and distress inks and decoupaged her onto a fancy oval frame.
I added a few tiny sparklies for a bit of bling and some spotty ribbon and a pearl buckle.
The 'pink martini' was a download, coloured then some stickles added for bubbly bits, and the numbers were also a download.
I finished with a few punched out stars and a sentiment from TLC which I cut out with a fancy tag die and I think is absolutely PERFECT to describe the 'party gal'!!!!!Mo's DP2 has a challenge called 'Your favourite Mo card of 2013' - I have made many this year and can't choose really - so have opted to link the latest one!
Challenges -Digitally Sweet - Anything GoesDelicious Doodles - Let's PartyDigistamps 4 Joy- Anything GoesI Love Promarkers - More than 1 foldWhimsy - Party TimeDigi Galore - Anything GoesPile It On - P is for - (Party, Pearl, Polka Dot ribbon)

27 comments:

This is just so fun and festive for a youthful 70-year old. Love the red and white.{Would love you to visit my blog and join my 130,000 Page View Give-Away. Thank you so much if you have already entered and good luck.}Hugs Desíre {Doing Life – my personal blog}

I bet this card goes down a storm (oops no pun intended ) with its recipient. You have just given me some inspiration as I need to make a blue with thanks themed card and I already have a preformed blue scalloped side stepper card in my stash. hugs Mrs A.

If she don't like it...keep it till next Dec for me Viv ....lol I Love it! Nothing like a good party.You will have to show us your new home :o)) it sounds wonderful!Hope you get some snow to enjoy your view. Thanks for sharing with us at Mo's. All good things wished for 2014 Hugs Mau xx

Back with my DT hat on:This is a wonderful creation with great details and perfect for our ‘ANYTHING GOES’ challenge. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Good luck.{Would love you to visit my blog and join my 130,000 Page View Give-Away. Thank you so much if you have already entered.}Hugs Desíre {Digistamps4Joy DT Member}{Doing Life – my personal blog}

This is a lovely and quirky image. I love the shaped card and the great colouring, and the oval die shape shows the image off to great effect. The finishing touch with that lovely red polkadot ribbon and pearl embellishment is a real stunner! x

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